Can lessons from New Belgium help us think differently about employee ownership in high-growth sectors?
Continue ReadingLast Call: A forum on the end of employee ownership at New Belgium
Erbin Crowell and Sonja Novkovic: ESOPs or Co-ops? Depends on the Long-Term Goal
While both co-ops and ESOPs are often included under the umbrella of “employee ownership,” this term has been largely appropriated by conventional economic thought that places the right to dispose of property at the center of ownership rights.
Continue ReadingJennifer Briggs: New Belgium Was More than an ESOP
An ESOP in and of itself doesn’t create a company like New Belgium—it takes culture, too.
Continue ReadingJared Kaplan: The Sustainable Legacy of New Belgium Brewing
Sustainability isn’t the same as immortality, and it certainly doesn’t mean stagnation.
Continue ReadingJason Wiener: Let’s Not Let the Ideal Be the Enemy of the Pretty-Darn-Great
We ought to celebrate instances of employee self-determination, including the right of employees to cash out and move on.
Continue ReadingBret Keisling: New Belgium—A great story to tell
We should aspire for ESOP permanence, but not regard it as a failure when a great ESOP successfully transitions to a different structure.
Continue ReadingMatt Cropp: What is Expected of Employee Ownership?
Employee ownership was core to New Belgium’s identity, and their story offered an alternative model to many concerned by the corporate consolidation of the craft beer sector over the past few years.
Continue ReadingMichael Keeling: ESOP Terminations—Red Flag?
As employee ownership advocates, we need to address why so many ESOP companies walk away from broad-based ownership.
Continue ReadingDaniel Fireside: How Beeswax and Rope Can Save Your Company’s Soul
It turns out that there are plenty of investors and lenders happy to take a supporting role knowing that we’ve prevented ourselves from selling our company, and our mission, to the highest bidder.
Continue ReadingDave Hammer: Employee Ownership Must Become a Movement for Social Change
Employee ownership must become more than a community of practice, we must marshal our resources and become a movement for positive social change.
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